Percy Main Metro station

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Percy Main
Tyne and Wear Metro station
Station Metro Percy Main North Tyneside 9.jpg
General information
Location Percy Main, North Tyneside
England
Coordinates 54°59′58″N1°28′29″W / 54.9995678°N 1.4746255°W / 54.9995678; -1.4746255
Grid reference NZ336673
Transit authority Tyne and Wear PTE
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilities3 cycle pods
AccessibleStep-free access to platform
Other information
Station codePCM
Fare zoneB
History
Original company Newcastle and North Shields Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
22 June 1839Opened
11 August 1980Closed for conversion
14 November 1982Reopened
Passengers
2017/180.20 million [1]
Services
Preceding station Tyne Wear Metro logo.svg Tyne and Wear Metro Following station
Meadow Well
towards South Shields via  Whitley Bay
Yellow Line Howdon
towards St James
Location
Tyne and Wear UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Percy Main
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Percy Main is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Percy Main, North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend.

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History

The station is on the site of the former Percy Main station, which was opened on 22 June 1839, on the Newcastle and North Shields Railway, serving a small riverside community clustered around a colliery. [2] This later became part of the North Tyneside Loop, served by the North Eastern Railway.

Heading east from the Percy Main, towards Whitley Bay, the line crosses the 55° north line of latitude. The station is located to the east of the junction with the former Riverside Branch, which closed to passengers in July 1973, with goods services continuing in to the late 1980s. [3]

Following closure for conversion in the early 1980s, the station was demolished and re-built. The original North Eastern Railway bridge was preserved by the National Railway Museum in York. The preserved footbridge is very similar to the one still in place at South Gosforth. [4]

The station is a short walk from the southern terminus of the North Tyneside Steam Railway, a heritage line which runs through the site used by the Tyne and Wear Metro as a testing facility in the late 1970s.

Facilities

Step-free access is available at all stations across the Tyne and Wear Metro network, with ramps providing step-free access to both platforms at Percy Main. The station is equipped with ticket machines, sheltered waiting area, seating, next train information displays, timetable posters, and an emergency help point on both platforms. Ticket machines are able to accept payment with credit and debit card (including contactless payment), notes and coins. [5] [6] The station is also fitted with smartcard validators, which feature at all stations across the network. [7] [8]

A small free car park is available, with six spaces, plus two accessible spaces. There is also the provision for cycle parking, with three cycle pods available for use. [9]

Services

As of April 2021, the station is served by up to five trains per hour on weekdays and Saturday, and up to four trains per hour during the evening and on Sunday. [10]

Rolling stock used: Class 599 Metrocar

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